Heat, algae and AI: proposed datacenter could damage Everglades, experts warn

Plans for hyperscale datacenter in Palm Beach county prompt concerns over water and electricity demands About 16 miles (26km) south-west of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Largo estate, near the northern edge of the Florida Everglades, developers have proposed a hyperscale datacenter on a 202-acre (82-hectare) parcel of land surrounded by water. Local environmentalists warn that the proposed 600MW datacenter in western Palm Beach county could damage the wetlands, which the federal government and the sta...

By Sara Sneath in Palm Beach county